L.A. Reid

Antonio Marquis LA Reid born June 7 1956 is an American record executive AR representative and record producer who served as president and CEO of Arista Records from 2000 to 2004 as well as chairman and CEO of the Island Def Jam Music Group from 2004 to 2011 and Epic Records from 2011 to 2017 He cofounded the record label Hitco Entertainment in the latter year which was sold to Concord in 2022